Book, Bombs.
Prominent literary critic, Antony Loewenstein reviews Paul McGeough's new book, in the SMH.
Loewenstein continues to fawn over Brave McGeough:
It's no secret that Lowenstein backs terrorists. He once wrote that “the defeat of America and its allies in Iraq is vital”.
Whether McGeough did weep for suicide bombers or not, I can't say having not read his book. I'm not in the habit of buying books by proven liars, which would include Loewenstein and McGeough.
The glowing review also doesn't note that McGeough is Fairfax's senior foreign correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, which published the review. Standby for Loewenstein to demand more media transparency...
Update: Via comments, Antony's bringing in huge traffic for SMH online's foray into social networking.
Perhaps this might inspire his next bestseller: "My Friends Question".
Reading this fascinating collection of McGeough's dispatches reminds us the past decade has been filled with spurious claims of spreading democracy, torturing in the name of security and backing Zionism in the misguided belief that occupying Israel is a reliable ally. McGeough bravely tackles all these myths.If they're "myths", why is tackling them "brave"? Myths don't chop journalists' heads off.
Loewenstein continues to fawn over Brave McGeough:
McGeough isn't afraid to document the endorsement of suicide bombing that existed in Palestine many years ago - hearing the stories of young martyrs wanting to die for the cause is both heart-breaking and tragicPeople usually don't become 'martyrs' until after they die. What's tragic (besides Loewenstein's writing), is that someone would feel sorry and heartbroken for a person willing to blow themself up in the name of Allah, killing unarmed men, women and small children in restaurants, cafes, buses and discos.
It's no secret that Lowenstein backs terrorists. He once wrote that “the defeat of America and its allies in Iraq is vital”.
Whether McGeough did weep for suicide bombers or not, I can't say having not read his book. I'm not in the habit of buying books by proven liars, which would include Loewenstein and McGeough.
The glowing review also doesn't note that McGeough is Fairfax's senior foreign correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, which published the review. Standby for Loewenstein to demand more media transparency...
Update: Via comments, Antony's bringing in huge traffic for SMH online's foray into social networking.
Perhaps this might inspire his next bestseller: "My Friends Question".
Labels: Antony Loewenstein, SMH
posted by Dan at 8:40 AM |
4 Comments:
"the flailing war in Afghanistan"
and many other examples of special Ant-esque lanuage mangling
ROFL
On top left of screem
"Join the conversation
You're the only person reading this now. Tell your friends"
I don't think I will somehow
That 'article' was incredibly gruesome to read
I thougt the SMH was a commercial enterprise. What are they thinking?
"with spurious claims of spreading democracy, torturing in the name of security and backing Zionism in the misguided belief that occupying Israel is a reliable ally. McGeough bravely tackles all these myths"
I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say. Is "torturing in the name of security" a spurious claim, or a myth?
Why do I get the queasy feeling that Anthony Loewenstein's final tweet is going to be "Allahu Akbar!"
Here's a few of today's tweets:
@antloewenstein !!!! RT @kevinweil: iPhone just auto-corrected "unfortunately" to "infidel army." Going with it.
@antloewenstein Yay! RT @bilalr: Do you live in New York? Did you #DemandAlJazeera? Well, here you go - @AlJazeera now in NYC: nyti.ms/rqNNST
Interesting that's the best they could do to source a book review, get a nobody who wrote a book called 'My Israel Question'. What was the question?
PS here's some repugnant ugly
literature subtitled 'The Jewish Question' from an earlier period in 20th century history
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/imbild1.htm
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